CHERRIES —PE ARS 
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English Morello. Late July and early August. The 
only real late sour Cherry. Fruit of good size, nearly 
black; flesh tender, juicy, sub-acid. Stands shipping 
well. The tree is quite small, rather slender, and of 
dwarf habit. A medium to heavy bearer. Due to this 
Cherry ripening after all others, there is always a 
ready market for it. 
Large Montmorency. Late June. The leading Sour 
Cherry. Canning companies and fruit stands provide 
a ready market—a big commercial Cherry that spells 
abundant profit for the planter; an unexcelled pie 
variety. Tree yields regularly and abundantly, and 
its natural habit of growth makes picking the fruit a 
pleasure. The tree is very hardy and bears unusually 
young—often within tw'o years after planting. Fruit 
is of good size and flavor; bright clear red—hangs well 
to the tree, more often borne singly. It is nighlv 
recommended for every Sour Cherry use. You will 
“go right” when you plant Large Montmorency. 
May Duke. July. Follows Early Richmond but ripens 
irregularly and often over a long period. The fruit is 
of rather good size, red at first, turning darker later. 
Flesh tender and melting, acid and excellent in qual¬ 
ity. The tree is very hardy. 
Pears—Standard and Dwarf 
Pear trees succeed in fairly good, well drained soil, but 
they do best in a strong loam or clay. 
Both quality and juiciness of the fruit may be im¬ 
proved if it is gathered about a week or ten days before 
maturity and ripened indoors. A cool, dark place is best 
for storing it while ripening. 
Pear trees are grown as standard trees budded on 
Pear root and dwarf trees budded on Quince root. Since 
the dwarf tree when fully matured is considerably small¬ 
er than the standard tree and as it comes into bearing 
considerably younger than the standard tree we par¬ 
ticularly recommend the planting of dwarf Pear trees, 
by those who have only a limited space for planting and 
wish fruit for home use. 
Descriptions of fruit apply equally to the fruit of 
standard trees and the fruit of dw’arf trees. The differ¬ 
ent kinds of roots affect the size of the grown trees but 
not the fruit. 
All varieties listed can be supplied both in standard 
trees and in dwarf trees except Sheldon which can be 
supplied in a standard tree only. We especially recom¬ 
mend the planting of Duchesse in dwarf form. 
The name of each variety is followed by the month in 
which maturity of fruit is attained. 
Bartlett. August and September. Fruit large, pyram¬ 
idal in shape. Color clear yellow with a faint blush 
on the exposed cheek, more or less dotted with russet 
and even thinly russeted around the base of the stem. 
Flesh fine grained slightly granular at the center, 
buttery and rich, very juicy, excellent flavor, of good 
quality. Is excellent for canning. Its splendid quali¬ 
ties render it a general favorite everywhere. Its fruits 
are very popular in American markets. Is very adapt¬ 
able to different soils. Another character which com¬ 
mends this variety to Pear growers is fruitfulness— 
trees bear full crops of delicious flavored fruit year 
after year. Very extensively grown for commercial 
urposes. Trees are very vigorous, attain large size, 
ear young, live long, are easily managed in the 
orchard. 
Beurre D’Anjou. November to January. A large 
handsome pear of dull greenish yellow color, russetted 
and furrowed with reddish cheek on the sunny side; 
flesh yellowish white, firm, tender, buttery, very 
juicy, sweet and spicy with a rich flavor, making it 
one of the most valuable of all Pears. Few varieties 
equal it in appearance and quality of fruit. Tree large, 
vigorous, spreading, hardy. Its productiveness and 
regularity in bearing make it a variety that can be rec¬ 
ommended for home planting and for commercial 
orchards. Properly ripened it will keep until the Holi¬ 
day season, when it commands a good price in the 
market. 
Clapp’s Favorite. Late August to early September. 
Extra hardy. Fruit of large size, tapering to the 
crown, neck rather small. Yellowish green, with a 
delicate blush where exposed to the sun. Flesh green¬ 
ish or yellowish white, juicy, splendid flavor, per¬ 
fumed, of very good quality. Ripens about ten days 
ahead of the Bartlett. One of the first for market. 
Fruit is of uniform size and evenly distributed over 
tree, thus insuring proper development without thin¬ 
ning. Very desirable and highly recommended for its 
extra hardiness. 
Duchesse D’Angouleme. October to November. The 
fruits excite great admiration and wonder by their 
enormous size. Color, dull yellow, streaked, spotted 
and netted with duU russet with numerous dots; flesh, 
yellowish white, firm, becoming somewhat melting 
and quite tender when fully matured, very juicy, 
sweet, excellent flavor, rich and delicious. Produces 
big juicy Pears. Quality good. Attains its greatest 
perfection when grown as a dwarf tree. The tree is 
vigorous, hardy, healthy, bears abundantly and is a 
great favorite for garden and home planting and for 
commercial orchards. Trees often come into bearing 
from two to three years after planting. Is adaptable 
to about all climates and is a reliable and profitable 
crop producer. The tree makes a beautiful sym¬ 
metrical pyramid growth. 
BARTLETT 
